David Volk, DMA

Director of the Center for Honors and Leadership, Director of the Honors Program, Professor of Music, Music Theory and Composition

Contact Info

Office:

General Classroom Building (GCB) 310-N

Bio

David Volk joined Colorado State University Pueblo in August 2013 as Associate Professor of Music and Department Chair, having previously taught at the University of Virginia’s College at Wise and Piedmont College in Demorest, Georgia. He is currently the Professor of Music and Director of the CSU Pueblo Center for Honors and Leadership. At UVa-Wise, David was the 2010 recipient of the college’s Outstanding Teacher award and a 2010 nominee for the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Outstanding Faculty Award. He also serves as the Artistic Director for the Pueblo Choral Society, a 45-voice community choir.

David is an active composer. Recent endeavors include:

a one-act musical, The Prodigal Son, which explores the parable from the perspective of the brother left behind (premiered January 2026)
The Solid Muldoon, conceived and written in collaboration with Pueblo artist Kennedy Pugh, will premiere October 2026. This full-length musical draws inspiration from the 1877 Solid Muldoon hoax in Beulah, Colorado, and the tragic fate of Mary the Elephant in Erwin, Tennessee, in 1916.
American Credo, a multimovement work that explores liberty as the founding principle of our nation, premiered in March 2023 with the Pueblo Choral Society, CSU Pueblo Concert Choir (Dr. Jennifer Bruton, director) and guest soloists and instrumentalists. The work was also performed at the 2024 Colorado Music Educators Association convention in Colorado Springs.
The piano trio (violin, cello, piano) Appalachian uprooting … was premiered by the Galan Trio from Athens, Greece, as part of their 2024 Utah/Colorado tour and will be included in their upcoming CD release (2026).
Ite, missa est, an original short story narrated with through-composed instrumental/choral music and inspired by the annual El Santuario de Chimayó pilgrimage in New Mexico, premiered in 2024.

David holds the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Composition from the University of Georgia and Master of Music and Bachelor of Music degrees in Music Theory from Florida State University. He, his wife Heather, and sons Reese and Julian were the 2007 Commonwealth of Virginia Ambassador Family for the March of Dimes and represented Pueblo as Ambassador Family in 2016.

Of all the compelling reasons for making music, David values most the opportunity to build supportive communities of artists who deeply impact each other and the world around them.